for Tunbridge Wells

for Paddock Wood

Our Taxis and Drivers:

All drivers have over 10 years taxi driving experiece and either live locally to Tonbridge or have lived locally and have a wealth of local knowledge. Both Taxis and Drivers are licensed by the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council (TMBC), vehicles are tested regularly and are fully insured. Drivers are all CRB checked.

Fares are generally metered according to the TMBC published rates.

Help combat Taxi overcharging in the Tonbridge and Malling Borough, check your starting rate as you leave the station rank. Please note from 19th May 2017 new fares came into operation so depending on whether a taxi's meter has been revised some may stall charge the old rate (in brackets).

Starting Fares

No. of Passengers

1-4

5-8

Mon-Fri06:00-23:59

£3.00(£2.90)

£4.50(£4.35)

Sat-Sun06:00-23:59

£3.50(£3.40)

£5.25(£4.85)

After Midnight0:00-05:59

£5.25(£4.35)

£7.00(£5.80)

Xmas/New Years Eve

18:00-23:59

£5.25(£4.35)

£7.00(£5.80)

Public HolidaysIncluding New Years Eve/Day, Easter Sunday

£5.25(£4.35)

£7.00(£5.80)

Christmas Day

£7.00(£5.80)

£10.50(£7.25)

Please Note that fares are based on the number of passengers including children and babes in arms, not on the size of the vehicle.

Our Feature Vehicle

- the airport taxi -

When using the Tonbridge Station Rank, please help the drivers by waiting at the shelter until signalled by the next driver that it is safe to board. Thank You.

Have you been overcharged?

A minority of unscrupulous drivers have been overcharing from the Tonbridge rank, if you feel you have been overcharged, please make a note of

the time & place

driver's badge number, if possible,

the Taxi Number displayed in the front windscreen or attached to the rear of the vehicle

then report the incident to TMBC licensing section on 01732 876368.

It is an offence for a Taxi to ply for hire without these badges and "plates" being properly displayed and readable.

When hiring a taxi in the Borough always make sure

the "For Hire" roof light is on when you enter the vehicle, this should mean that the meter has not already registered a fare,

the Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council Taxi Insignia is displayed on the passenger door.

the meter is switched on or reset at the start of the journey and says "for hire" before being activated by the driver,

the starting fare does not exceed the minimum fare applicable (see table).

There are circumstances such as a private hirings where the meter may already be on and charging waiting time or a distance add on for an out of town pickup, but never from a "Flag Down" or "Taxi Rank".

tonbridgecars.com~ Tonbridge to airport taxis, out of town and, village to village, village to town taxi services.

tonbridgecars.com a group of like minded, Tonbridge based, Independent Provincial Hackey Carriage Drivers focussed on providing a first rate Tonbridge to Airport transfers, long distance out of town, village to town and, village to village taxi service.

Terms and Conditions of use:

The domain name tonbridgecars.com and associated website are wholly owned by R Kelsall Computing Ltd t/a Kent Surf Systems and services provided gratis. Any hirings, bookings or transactions are private contracts between the hirer and the indiviual Taxi Proprietor. Whilst endeavouring to provide a first rate service R Kelsall Computing Limitied cannot be held responsible or accountable for any part of that contract.